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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
The Dog Was the Thief.
tariff
Pittsburg Dispatch

For a week or so past Mrs. I. K. Ham
mer, of North Hiland avenue, East End
has missed small articles from the house.
Overcoats and wraps have disappeared
from the hall, table-covers have disappear
ed, and various other articles have had a
habit Of not being in their place when
wanted. domestic was suspected and
was discharged, but still the robberies did
not cease. On Friday Mrs. Hammer ap-
pealed to the policeman on the beat and
asked that he keep special watch on the
house. On Saturday morning she was sit
ting behind screen in the dining room
when large Newfoundland dog, which had
been the pet of the family for years, march
ed demurely in, picked up hat from the ia
BILE and walked out again. Mrs. Hammer
followed him. He carried the hat out the
front door and around to the rear of the
house, where he crawled under the porch.
A few minutes later he came out without
the hat. An investigation under the porch
brought to light every article that had
been missed during the week. The dog
had carried them as far under the porch
as he could and had made for himself
nice soft bed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore d Western
Railway has been we'll named the Fishing
and Hunting Limo of Wisconsin. passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres of
but partially explored woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fshed by
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted. The woods abound with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES-
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between ASHLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descriptive
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L. RYDER, Gen. Agent, lob Wash
ington St., Chicago.
City ticket Office, 62 Clark St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzie
Sts., &c. d N. w. R'y.)
City ticket Office, 102 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee.
II. T. WHITCOMB, CHAS. Y. McKINLAY,
Gent Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
WIG
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
THE NEW SOUTH.
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION /.

Thou, who of old didst dominate
On battlefield, IN council hall,
The nations love. the nations hate,
Sun crowned, though robed in the dark
pail
OF slavery and of caste;
Thou, who, baptized in blood and fire.
From out thine ashes didst arise
Above the torture and the mire
OF thine unfathoned destinies,
Mourn not veil not thy past
That past is dead, yet from its grave,
Pregnant with deathlesS memories,
a newer life hath risen to save
A race made mightier by the ties
Uniting sons with sires.
And thou recrowned that sittest low,
Bathing thy feet in summer seas,
Mantling thy brow in summer snow,
Kindling with newborn industries
Thy blood-quenched alter fires;
Rising Ger worn out loves and hates
Buried meath Gods all-wise DEGREES,
Onto the nobler life that waits
Thy progress down the centuries.
Thy triumph time hath wrought.
Thine open hand is grasped by hands
That clutched thee fiercely on the field;
From throats that buried the stern com.
mand
Down hostile lines, kind accents yield
The welcome thou hast sought.
Through all thine upward march / see
Divine monitions of a hand,
Molding the germ of things TO be
From out the bridge of sights that spasned
Thine earlier destiny;
Preserving to thy sons the fame;
OF all thy past inviolate;
Blending thy chldren's future name
With all that makes a nation great
In love and liberty.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
The Finger Ring.

OF all the ornaments with which vanity,
superstition and affection have decorated
the human form, few have more curious
bits of history than the lingering. From
the earliest times the ring has been IA
vOrite ornament, and the reasons for
this general preference shown for it over
other articles of jewelry are numerous
and cogent. Ornaments whose place is
on some portion of the apparel, or IN the
hair, must be laid aside with the clothing
or head dress; are thus easily lost and
often not at once missed. Pins, brooch
es, buckles, clasps, buttons, all sooner or
later become defective in some part, and
are liable to escape from an owner I'M
conscious of the defect in mechanism.
The links of necklace in time become
worn. and the article is taken off to be
mended; the spring or other fastening
of bracelet is easily broken, and the
bracelet vanishes. With regard TO orna-
ments fastened TO parts of the savage
body, mutilation is necessary, the ear
must be bored, the nose be pierced, the
cheeks or lips be split, and, even after
these surgical operations are completed,
the articles used for adornment are gen
orally inconvenient, and sometimes, by
their weight or construction, are extreme
Iy painful.
In striking contrast with decorations
worn on the clothing, in the hair, around
the neck and arms. or pedent from the
ears, lips and nose, is the fnger-ring, the
model of convenience. It is seldom lost,
for it need not be taken off; requires no
preparatory mutilat1on of the body, is
not painful, is always in view, a perpetual
reminder, either of the giver or of the
purpose for which it is. worn.
The popularity of the ring must, there
fore, be in large measure due to its con-
venience, and that this good quality was
early learned may be inferred from the
Hebrew tradition, which attributes the in
vention of this ornament to Tabal Cain
the instructor Of every artifcer in brass
aud iron y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
At the Photographers

Detroit Free Press
DO Hook all right, Mame?"
s'Yes; splendid"
II just know I'll laugh right out''
"No, you mustn't; hat would sx)il
every thing.''
"Oh, think it horrid to have ones
photo taken. I'd rather have tooth
pulled any day
$50 would l."
81 never do take good picture
"Nor I; mine are horrid always"
"If these are not good I'll never sit
again. How does my hair look?"
Ever so NICE"
every thing
mo; you mustn't; you'd just have to
sit again"
'Don't you dare look at ne, Name, or
I'll giggle right out"
and point my finger at you all the time"
"Oh, if you do!s
''See if 1 don't"
"You shan't even stay III the room"
Il WILL too. It'll be such fun
"Oh, you mean thing! Do you think
this dress will take well?'
eyes, indeed
81 do hope the jet trimmings will show
well. l can't decide what position to as
sumo"
I'D have side view"
would You? But I'm so long faced"
"No, you're net"
"Oh, but 1 am; and-oh, they're ready
for me. l dread it 500
"Pshaw! I wouldn't mind it a bit"
fsVac
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
An Old Mans Only Friend.
San Franeisca Call

Michael Joseph de la Sale, better
known to theatrical people as cold Joe,' y
whose bent form and shabby clothing
have for years been familiar to the
theater-going public, died last Friday
after hard struggle with adverse fortune.
The old man was a brokendown actor
and opera singer, and, though he claimed
to be only SO years of age, was probably
considerably older. He was a good critic
on operate and dramatic matters and a
great favorite with the "Bohemians" of the
city, whose aid helped in some degree to
ameliorate his hard life. An entire ret
inence regarding his past life was a
characteristic of the man. He was thought
to have been married and received an oc-
casional remittance of money from Nine
de Mendon, of st Louis, Mo-, whom many
supposed to have been his wife. The
poor man died penniless, and had it not
been for the kindness of a Mrs. Jefferys-
Lewis, who Immediately after his death,
ordered preparations to be made for a
decent and proper funeral, his remains
would have suffered the indignity of a
pauper's burial. The funeral took place
Yesterday morning at IL 80 from the I'M
dertaking room on Mission street. The
handsome polished casket provided by
his faithful friend was covered with floral
tributes and following the hesrse contain
ing the remains came over twenty car
riages filled with the representative actors
of the city. The interment took place at
Laurel Hill cemetery, the grave being en-
tirely hidden from view by the flower
pieces heaped upon it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
THE RED HEADED GIRL.E
She had a red head.

She had red head.
Aurora tip toed on the mountain top,
the rosy finger Of dawn, the tomato hue
that brick dust artist strews through
his richest and warmest sunsets, the YER
milo rhinal paint that JOY distributor
scatters over an innocent and unconscious
town-none of these could begin to COM
pare with the confagratory plume that
waved above the brain box of Miss Nam
ME Navarro. 1t was an orifame that
could not be mistaken. Ordinary red
heads were pale and insignificant along
side of it. And when the sun allowed It's
recreant ray to play among the tossed
ard tangled fiery threads the picture that
fiddling Nero beheld when he Toasted his
eye and soul on burning Rome was q
mere ten cent panorama In comparl-
son.
Nannie's head was redder than fire
alarm box. It shone above q blue silk
dress like an auction flag waving gaily
over job lot of marine views IN a chilly
picture gallery. It was SO red that 1T
Kept her brain in q constant fever and she
had to sprinkle it three times q day to
keep it from scorching her summer mil
linery.
Otherwise, however, it never troubled
her, and having worn it ard carried 1T
around in the same way from her earl1-
est infancy, she had grown accustomed
to it, and would have been amazed 1t not
Mortified, had she awakened any morn
ing and discovered that the color had
changed to a snowy white or deep IA
ven winged black. During her childhood
she had heard it frequently referred to IN
all irritating way by companions of her
own age. She had heard the piping
voice of the virulent small boy ringing
through the welkin with the penetrating
information that cher hair was on fire,
and the same gentle but CALLING tones
had reached her ears in semi musical
chunks which had sound like this:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
LEGAL BLANHD
FOB SALE
AT THE
WOOD co, REPORTER OFFICE.

WUUU UU. MpUkI tn UFFlLE,
FoR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Appea,-Notice, Affidavit and Undertaking.
Attachment-Warrant and Affidavit.
Bill Of costs.
Garinshec Aihdavits.
Summons.
Replevin-Wa Variant and Affidavit.
Subpenas.
Summons-with films and Return.
Venire.
And a full line of blanks used by any Justice
Of the Peace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Land Contracts, tBond for deed,)
Lease-No. > for Farm land.
:. term of years for city
property.
Mechanics Lein-Petition for material and
labor.
Mortgages-For real estate-Prepared speci-
ally for Wood County Records.
Warranty Deeds-Prepared for Wood County
Records.
Chattel Morts age-No1.
8. Several Notes.
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
Assignment "
Notice to Tenant to grit Premises.
Generalfiadave for Pnsion,
Physicians afaGavits for Pension.
Saloon License bonds.
General Power OF Attorney.
Quit-Claim Deed-No. l. form 1886.
Search Warrant, and Affidavit.
STATIONERY
No. l. Legal Cap-Lfnen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
About Asphalt.
Philadelphia Call.

'sThe most Of the asphalt comes from
Trinidad, ''said dealer in the article to
reporter. Trinidad, you know, is the
most southern of the group Of the West
Indies, known as the Windward Islands,
and is next to Jamaica. La Brac, the
lake from which the asphaltum is taken,
an area of $50 acres. Charles Kingsley's
more recent and exact measurement re-
duces this area to 80 acres, This, how
ever, contains millions of tons of the
crude pitch, which, in its refined state, is
becoming so rapidly popular on the con-
tinent from the imperishable nature of
the pavement constructed from it, As
phaltum is also found in other parts c
the island. Though called lake or Ia
COON. this depot of pitch is for the most
part solid mass, rent, however, by
chasms varying from three to thirty feet
in width, with no great depth, SO that
they are traversed without much difficulty.
Here and there, wherever there is any
soil, are clumps of trees. The liquid
portion of the lake lies on the side near
est the sea, and only occupies few acres
in extent and of unknown depth. The
vast caldron of fluid pitch is in a state of
slow ebullition and e1hales strong sui
phurous and bituminous odor."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
Old Rough and Ready"
Boston Budget.

President Taylor was probably the
only President TO whom the Presidency
was an unsought-for boon. Mrs. Taylor
was so averse to public life that it was
said she prayed every night during his
candidacy for his defeat, and when told
of his election, said: "Why could they
not let us alone We are SO happy here.
Why do they want o drag Us 10 Washing
toni" Who that ever saw Gen. Taylor
at levee could forget him5 He grasped
every new conner cordially by the hand,
and saluted all, high and low, old maids,
brides, young girls, and with the words,
"Glad to see you! Glad TO see you! How's
Your family? Hope the children are all
we'll" His greeting was almost equal to
Rips toast: "Here's to you and your
family. May you 1--we long and prosperr'
He hardly ever opened his mouth without
making mistake, and people laughed
heartily. Still they loved him, trusted his
Judgment, and knew his heart and hand
were true as steel; and when he died the
whole nation was mourner at his grave.
When Maj. Donelson returned from
Europe be introduced him at a dinner
party as ssMy friend Doneson, just from
Berlin, Austria During his candidacy
Col. w, State elector after discussing
several public topics, asked him what
were his views on the tariff. sThe tariff,
Jack" said Gen Taylor, who suffered
dreadfully. "The tariff, General" said
Col. w. "Why, what's that?' IT is sine
qua non," said Col. W., who was one of
the greatest wags that ever lived, "that
the people are much excited about now
A sine qua non," said Gen. Taylor, slowly,
81 believe, Jack, saw one in Mexico. but
1 forget what it looks like; and I'll be
blamed if I have any views Oh the
tariff -
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
EngIand's Peculiar Morality
Pail Mall Gazette.

Pail Mall Gazette.
Which is the worse OffenSe? To pre-
vent people losing and winning their bets
squarely by yourself cheating on the
turf? or to invite the step-daughter of
one of your wives to your house; to after
ward visit IL country house with her
and to be kicked out fo- running her? to
borrow her money, without security, to
return it when you hear criminal lawyer
is or your track and finally to ask what
more the young lady or her family can
possibly want, since you are perfectly
ready to shoot her brother and to desert
your own wife and other children in favor
of her and her fortane? Which is worse
of the two? We need not stay to inquire
for, whatever answer might 5e given,
is not this at least an extraordinary thing
that whereas society" in general, and
Tory society in particular, considers the
former as an offense for which no pm
ishment is too severe, it considers the
latter as one for which no punishment,
not even indeed a word of passing CEN
sure, is necessary?
Yet this is precisely and accurately the
moral Judgment which has been pro-
claimed by the two journals which more
particularly represent the riches and the
reSpectao1llty OF IOrydom. Inc Hines
has denounced the swindler on the turf
to the extent Of demanding the whole
reform of his order on account of his
offense. So has the Morning Post, which
returns to the charge, and calls out for
House of Lords in which no Marquises
of Ailesbury shall be possible. It
neither the one Journal nor the other has
had single syllable to say on the scandal
of House of Commons Of which a man
Ike Colonel Hug hesHallett figures asian
honorable and gallant member
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17

door bell that had sounded in the climax
of her horrible dream.
The reader will, am sure. be glad to
learn that. Nannie's real wedding
came off on the 23d. And she didn't
marry a white horse, either, but became
the happy red headed bride of Mr.. Red
mund Rose
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17

We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
Job cork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds Of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-17
TO AND FROM The Northwest.
TICKET OFFICES.

Chicago-2O5 CLARK st,
Palmer House.
{" Grand Pacific Hotel.
fremont House.
NiIWaUkee-395 Broadway.
&c Nel1PaSS. Station.
St. Paui-lz3 East Third St.
Union Depot.
Minneapoiis-l9 NicoLIet House Blk
&c Union Depot.
j. BARKER, G. P. A
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
FEELING HIS WAY.
The British Lion Breaks the Ice
on Bait.
An Orer to Go Fishing in Canadian Waters
Under the Conditions OF the Treaty of
Washington.

LONDON, April 20.-It Is officially stated
that Lord Salisbury, in q dispatch sent to
Washington March "a, said that the Brit
ish Government, understanding the ac-
tion OF tho United States in dcnounc-
ing tho fishery articles Of the Treaty
of Washington to be, in q great de-
gree, the result of disappointment at
being called upon to pay 81, 100000 under
the Halifax Fisheries Award, offers to re-
vert TO the old condition of affairs without
pccunary indemnity, which offer, 1t trusts,
will commend itself to the American Gov
ernment as being based upon that spirit
of goodwill and generosity which should
animate two great and kindred nations,
whose common origin, language and insti-
tutions constitute as many bonds of amity
and concord.
OTTAWA, CAN, April 20-In the House Of
Commons this evening the Minister of Ma
rinc and Fisheries said that on Friday next
he would submit to the House all commune
cations passed between the Canadian Gov
ernment and Great Britain or the United
States in relation to the fishery question as
well as an outline of the pelicy to be fol-
lowed this season. / am informed by q
high official of the Fishery Department
that proposition was recently made by
Canada to Great Britain to settle the is
sues involved by reverting to the Wash
ington treaty, no pecuniary indemnity be-
ing asked. This, it Is claimed, would be
in the interest of Canadians.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
SOLID SHOT
Fired at = Yankee Fishing vesscl-Bad
Gunnery and seamanshIp Shown by
Canadian Cruiser.

Fired at Yankee Fishing vessci-Bad
Cunnery and seamanship Shown by .
Canadian Cruiser.
OrTAwA, ONT, April A.-'The Depart
ment OF Fisheries have to-day received in
formation from st. John, N. b., from the
commander of the Canadian cruiser vigi-
liant, in which he gives his particulars
OF an attempt which he made on the Goth
TO seize the American fishing schooner
Hattie Maud. off Grand Manan. It seems
that tho Vigilant was cruising in shore
when information was received that q
fleet Of fishing vessels from Gloucester
were preparing to fish within the three
mile limit few miles down. Sail was
hastily made, and when after making
about six miles the American vessels were
seen. The vigilant tackled and ran out to
sea so as to come in on the outside Of the
trespassing fishermen. The Vigilant
must have been seen as soon US she
had herself sighted the offenders, for
the fishermen at once put up sail
and left, the Hattie Maud being the
last to start, and evidently waiting for the
cruiser, which ran up within fifty yards OF
the Massachusetts boat before she hoisted
sail and prepared to leave. The Vigiiant
fired blank shot, which had no effect. AS
the Yankee vessel was gaining ground,
solid shot was fired over her, striking
some fiftocp yards beyond. This in
its turn was paid no attention to-,
and the commander of the Vigilant
then trained his guns upon the fly
ing schooner, which was nearly
half mile to the front, scudding along be-
fore strong breeze. Several shots were
fired, but without effect, and the COM
mander of the Vigilant, seeing his prey
getting away from him, ordered sail up
and prepared to run the daring fisher
man down.. just about this
time the forctop.mast of the Wig
liant was carried away, and the chase
had to be abandoned. The Hattie Maud
continued its way toward Eastport. 1t is
reported that a great many fishing ves-
sells arc about the Bay of Funday looking
for bait, and in many instances buying it.
Another cruiser will be dispatched Mt an
early day TO aid tho Vigilant in watching
them,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
His Suspicious Saves His Life.

CLEVELAND, o., April 20.-A special from
Kent, O., tells of diabolical attempt to
kill Prof. Thomas Sanford, of that place,
with an internal machine. A small box
was left in the hallway Of his residence.
1t was peculiarly constructed,
with a knob at one end with
which to open small drawer.
Being suspicious, Prof. Sanford shook the
box and a few grains of gunpowder fell
out. Upon closer examination he discov-
cred several matches, so arranged as to be
ignited when the drawer was opened. He
threw the box into the yard, when an ex-
plosion occurred which shattered the WIN
dows of an adjacent house. There is no
known motive for the diabolical deed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-04-30
A PENNSYLVANIA Enoch Arden,

READING, Pa, April 21.-About seven-
teen years ago Benjamin Zimmerman, u
well-to-do farmer of Hereford Township,
this county, mystcriously disappeared.
Every effortto obtain some clew as to his
whereabouts was without success. His
wife and three daughters managed the
farm and prospered. The wife,
under the belief that her husband
had died in the far West, welded
again. Last evening stranger appeared,
and he finally introduced himself as the
long missing Benjamin Zimmerman. He
had been resident of Buffolo, N. Y,
for some years, and claims to be the owner
of three valuable properties in that city.
1t is understood that his wife will cast of
her second husband and return to her first
love.